SHIRLEY TEMPLE & SGT. JOHN AGAR, JR. WEDDING (1945) Newsreel | B&W

In 1943, 15-year-old Temple met John Agar (1921–2002), an Army Air Corps sergeant, physical training instructor, and member of a Chicago meat-packing family.[104][105] She married him at age 17 on September 19, 1945, before 500 guests in an Episcopal ceremony at Wilshire Methodist Church in Los Angeles. On January 30, 1948, Temple bore a daughter, Linda Susan. Agar became an actor, and the couple made two films together, Fort Apache (1948) and Adventure in Baltimore (1949), for RKO. Agar was reportedly alcoholic and had extramarital affairs. Temple divorced Agar on the grounds of mental cruelty in December 5, 1949, and was awarded custody of their daughter.